This year’s Black Power Rally Theme is “Aint Nothing Changed, But the Date.” Organizers say it’s because time has passed, but many racial issues have stayed the same.

“It basically shows that the stuff [we was going] happening 100 years ago is still relevant right now in today’s society,” BSA member-at-large Antione Taylor said.

President Lou Anna K. Simon was in attendance at the rally.

“It shows other administration that we’re not gonna stand for this, I know I keep saying that but we’re not gonna stand for racism on this campus.”

The presentation highlighted real-world adversity that black people face.

“This is more than just a theater act because though it’s theatrical and yes we’re showing our talents, but it’s meaning behind everything that we performed and everything that we did today,” Franklin said.

Moving forward black MSU students are looking for more ways to have their voices heard.

Treasure Roberts is majoring in journalism and media & information at Michigan State University. She plans to graduate in 2018 and jump right into the news industry. Treasure has had multiple internships during her time at MSU. She was a reporter at The State News and HOMTV. She was an intern writer for White Hills Lakes magazine and a communications intern at Life Oasis Church. Treasure is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and the chapter journalist. In addition, she holds the position of historian in the National Pan-Hellenic Council. She is very passionate about journalism and believes that with strong will, hard work and dedication she can reach her ultimate career goals.